pending

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpɛndɪŋ/

Preposition

Preposition pending

1. (formal) While waiting for something; until.

   Final approval was not given pending agreement on how the money would be spent.

   He may not leave the country pending the outcome of the trial.

Adjective

Positive pending

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. (formal)

   If his pending appeal fails, he will be put to death.

Verb

Plain form pend

Third-person singular pends

Past tense pended

Past participle pended

Present participle pending

1. (not used now) The present participle of pend.